jwt-payloader
A simple tool to decode and extract a payload from a jwt.
npm i jwt-payloaderUsage
import { jwtPayload } from 'jwt-payloader';
// jwt token
const token =
'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiaWF0IjoxNTE2MjM5MDIyfQ.SflKxwRJSMeKKF2QT4fwpMeJf36POk6yJV_adQssw5c';
// sample request headers
const request = {
headers: {
'content-Type': 'application/json',
authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
},
};
// decode authorization headers and return jwt payload
const decoded = jwtPayload(request);
// example object returned
console.log(decoded);
`{ sub: '1234567890', name: 'John Doe', iat: 1516239022 }`;